Thanks, I saw the article and said pretty much the same thing on the FR thread discussing it.
It's unsettling that ex-Navy JAG Sullivan is quoted as saying so many things that are not exactly accurate re the form, etc.
And he is really the only person keeping the dishonorable discharge alive. And he was also the person who started the claim back when.
Believe me, I'd love nothing more than for it to be true. It certainly would have been more than just. But it just is hard to believe it would have happened and been covered up.
Remember, Kerry went into politics immediately after leaving the service. He used it as an excuse for his premature separation--to run for Congress.
It is just preposterous to think he would have thought he could have gotten away with this then--or any time subsquently, when he was already such a high target politician. It's actually kinda crazy, if you think about it objectively.
It undermines the great evidence put forward by the Swiftees and others to harp on these clearly ludicrous theories--in my opinion.
The fun will start if/when he runs in '08; if he shows any strength at all you can bet his Dem primary opponents will raise these issues either directly or via plants and leaks. Should be most entertaining !
>>>>Remember, Kerry went into politics immediately after leaving the service. He used it as an excuse for his premature separation--to run for Congress.
It is a federal offense to lie about your military service, with regard to gaining position or advancement.